Lol Kovalev comments on Canelo fight on Instagram: "if 'Redhead' is really serious"

[SuperSuperLeeds]

This fight doesn't interest me at all. Why do we wanna see Canelo at 175? He has never fought anyone good at even 168.

If Kovalev would have to drop in weight, it's even more unappealing

So you don't want to see canelo face somebody good at 175 because he hasn't fought anybody good at 168. Even thought canelo is relatively undefeated and is the current golden goose of boxing..him moving up.to 175 to face a.quality hard pinching opponent doesn't interest you. Why. Very interesting prospect imo..rather than boring ggg 3 or Callum.smith

[joseph5620]

i like this fight because history and all, but i'm starting to think that canelo might be trolling ggg here. kovalev and ggg are close friends so canelo might be like 'no i won't give you this huge payday again, but i will give it to your friend just because i can'.

I think you're right

[Chrismart]

Yep, that's the right way. The LHW divison is busy and there's fights to be made. Kovalev can keep going about his business and if Canelo wants to fight him he can move up and fight him.

Catchweights etc, I don't think will be applicable in this one.

Kovalev including the pic of Smith in his post is interesting.
I guess he's saying the same to him too.

[Jsmooth9876]

So you don't want to see canelo face somebody good at 175 because he hasn't fought anybody good at 168. Even thought canelo is relatively undefeated and is the current golden goose of boxing..him moving up.to 175 to face a.quality hard pinching opponent doesn't interest you. Why. Very interesting prospect imo..rather than boring ggg 3 or Callum.smith

Because Kovalev is way bigger than Canelo. If Canelo loses, he just bit 9ff more than he could chew, if Kovalev wins, he gets no credit because he's 2 weight classes bigger.

Same as Mikey-Spence.. mikey had nothing to lose yet he still came out looking terrible because he looked completely outclassed as well as being the smaller guy.

These guys should stick to fighting guys in their own weight class.

Kovalev has numerous guys he can unify with in house at top rank and ESPN and Canelo has GGG, Andrade, Charlo and others he can fight at 160. We don't need circus shows, we need good fights between guys the same size

[Boxing Goat]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BzPJfZig9dt/?hl=nl



"I saw this picture and that's what I say about this!
If “Redhead” is really serious, he intends to rise in my weight and fight with me, which will definitely go down in the history of world boxing, but I don’t intend to rival him, so as not to look like a ********** to earn more what can I do without him! ☝�� As we say: "I took the ball, so kick!" I am always open and ready to accept any fight
#krasher #KRUSHER # Kovalev #canelokovalev #boxing"

So he basically said he won't be used like a ********** and wait around for Canelo like GGG did. He welcomes the fight but won't be taking advantage of, 'rise in my weight' hopefully indicates a catch-weight won't happen

What he said it that he won't be fighting at a catch weight so that means this fight won't happen. If Canelo does it at 175, he's going to get stretchered. Mark my words.